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Philip Mauricio Kantor, 48, of Boyds pleaded guilty to two counts of second-degree rape and one count of third-degree sex offense on Tuesday, according to the Montgomery County State’s Attorney’s Office. In Jan. 2019, a woman reported a rape that occurred after she went to Clyde’s of Chevy Chase on Wisconsin Avenue, according to a […]

Un estudiante de 17 años de la escuela secundaria Walt Whitman fue detenido el miércoles después de agredir a una estudiante en la escuela secundaria Churchill en Potomac, y empuñar un cuchillo a otros que intentaron intervenir, según la policía del condado de Montgomery (MCPD). La directora de información pública de la policía, Shiera Goff, […]

Maryland drivers have a one in 110 chance of hitting a deer, and if such a collision does occur, it is most likely to be in November. According to the insurance company, State Farm, between July of 2020 and June of 2021, a vehicle collision involving a deer occurred 2.1 million times in the United […]

Los líderes del condado de Montgomery revisaron las recomendaciones preliminares del Comité de reinvención de la seguridad escolar y el bienestar de los estudiantes, cuyo objetivo es remodelar la seguridad pública en las escuelas públicas del condado de Montgomery (MCPS), y brindar apoyo social y mental a los estudiantes. El ejecutivo del condado, Marc Elrich, […]

Montgomery County leaders reviewed preliminary recommendations from the Reimagining School Safety and Student Well-Being Committee, aimed to reshape public safety in Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) and provide social and mental support to students. County Executive Marc Elrich and other officials launched the effort in April. The 32-member steering committee was tasked with making recommendations […]

A 17-year-old Walt Whitman High School student was taken into custody Wednesday after he assaulted a female student at Churchill High School in Potomac and brandished a knife at others who tried to intervene, according to Montgomery County Police (MCPD). Police Public Information Director Shiera Goff sent the following statement to MyMCM: “On scene investigation […]

Women of all ages can enroll in an introductory self-defense seminar hosted by the Montgomery County Commission for Women. The self-defense awareness and familiarization exchange event, also known as S.A.F.E., takes place over zoom for a fee of $10. The class focuses on reducing safety risks and physical defense. The seminar also teaches Rape, Aggression, […]

UPDATED Oct. 12 at 3:15 p.m. Montgomery County Police identified the man who was shot as Harry Trueman Powell, 34, of Washington, D.C.  According to police, Powell had been sleeping the basement of the resident for awhile without the homeowner’s permission. Monday morning, a Poolesville homeowner called the Montgomery County Emergency Communication to say that […]

The City of Rockville is requiring its current employees to be fully vaccinated against Covid-19 by November 15. Newly hired employees will need to have at least their first dose by the deadline and be fully vaccinated in accordance with the Center for Disease Control’s (CDC) guidance. Employees who do not follow through with the […]

A Silver Spring man was arrested and a second suspect is at large after a home invasion robbery last month in Germantown, the Montgomery County Police Department (MCPD) said in a release. MCPD was called for a home invasion robbery on Bent Willow Circle around 1 p.m. Sept. 17, police said. According to police, a […]